Early Fiction

Fancy Nancy is thrilled when Ms. Glass announces a class field trip: apple picking! Nancy is determined to find a perfect Gala apple for her dad - it's his favorite kind, and even the name sounds fancy! But what if that perfect apple is just out of reach? In the fancy footsteps of all of the Fancy Nancy books, Fancy Nancy: Apples Galore! will delight young listeners. With easy-to-understand narration, fancy fans will clamor for more!

This is Carl Sandburg's third book of poetry and his largest. It is also the most wide-ranging. The title, Smoke and Steel, suggests the steel industry he knew in Chicago, Gary and Pittsburg, but he writes about many other things as well. His over-arching theme seems to be human life as a struggle in adversity, a struggle for the mere necessities of life - food, clothing, shelter, work - and a struggle for the human soul, a struggle for love, charity, justice, equality.

Eddie är sju och hans storebror Anders nio år och ofta ensamma hemma eftersom deras pappa ofta är borta. Eddie gillar inte skolan så värst, men han är förtjust i djur. När han får chansen att ta hand om hunden Valentino, mer känd som Valle, ramlar Eddie bakåt av spänning. Men att ta hand om en hund är inte riktigt som Eddie hade väntat sig, och plötsligt ligger han på en bår i en ambulans i full utryckning.

Follow the adventures of Peanut the Elephant and her friends at the zoo! Peanut is a very happy elephant and she has lots of playful and adorable friends.

Join Imani, Tommy, and Maya on a delightful adventure that celebrates creativity, friendship, and cultural expression! Perfect for young readers ages 6-9, this charming story in the popular "What Shall We Do Today?" series combines reading fun with valuable life lessons. When curious Imani and enthusiastic Tommy meet their friend Maya at their favorite front steps, they're surprised by her spontaneous singing. What begins as a regular day quickly transforms into an extraordinary adventure as the children discover the joy of self-expression through song, the cultural heritage of tap dancing,...

Fancy Nancy takes a class trip to the aquarium and enjoys all the incredible sea creatures--that is until she comes to the jellyfish exhibit! With the help of her friends and her teacher, Ms. Glass, Nancy learns to overcome her fear of jellyfish and makes her teacher a special project to say thank you.

No evidence is yielded from the river. Unable to communicate with their silent prisoner, the authorities move Jean to the decaying Edinburgh Tolbooth in order to prise the story from her. The High Court calls in Robert Kinniburgh, a talented teacher from the Deaf & Dumb Institution, in the hope that he will interpret for them and determine if Jean is fit for trial. If found guilty she faces one of two fates; death by hanging or incarceration in an insane asylum.

Nancy thinks that Bree's new glasses are simply spectacular. After all, they are lavender. They are glittery. And best of all, they come in a silver case. So when Bree tells Nancy all about her trip to the eye doctor, Nancy can't help but wonder if her own eyesight is perhaps getting a little blurry, too....

In her best-known work, The Yellow Wallpaper, Gilman writes about different kinds of oppression that women were exposed to at the time. Herland is a utopian novel from 1915, in which an isolated society composed entirely of women exists. The result is an ideal social order: free of war, conflict, and domination. The Crux tells the story of a group of New England women who move west to start a boardinghouse for men in Colorado. It is an important early feminist work that brings forward complicated issues of gender, citizenship, eugenics, and frontier nationalism.

Ist der Lehrer etwa krank? In einer ergreifende Rede verkündet er, wie froh er ist, endlich wieder unterrichten zu können...

While serving in Vietnam, Larry Braden finds himself in a horrific situation that offers him his only way out of the war sane and alive. By staging his death and taking the identity of a dead soldier, he leaves with no plan other than to get out of the country. He embarks on a journey that leads to a diversity of adventures in many places seizing opportunities as they arise.

In the midst of boomtown Chicago, two Jewish families have suffered terrible blows. The Lehrmans, who run a small hat factory, lost their beloved son, Harold, in a blizzard. The Chimbrovas, who run a saloon, lost three of their boys on the SS Eastland when it sank in 1915. Each family holds out hope that one of their remaining children will rise to carry on the family business. But Benny Lehrman has no interest in making hats. His true passion is piano - especially jazz.

In this adventure, Jamie needs some help from the Dinosaur Club when he comes across a sneaky velociraptor that steals his tablet!

FBI Special Agent Will Trent’s instinct is put to the test. An exclusive straight-to-digital short story from the number-one best seller. On assignment at Atlanta's busy airport Special Agent Will Trent is forced to make a split-second decision. But is it the right one? Multi-million copy, international best-selling thriller writer Karin Slaughter is known for her razor-sharp plotting and her ability to put the listener right at the heart of the crime. Snatched is Karin at her best in a compelling story that will grip you like a vice.

When Cecilia finds a key hanging on her Christmas tree, she’s afraid someone has broken in. The truth is much more frightening. When she opens the old oak chest in the attic on New Year’s Eve 1999, she is whisked back to 1900 because of an ancient family curse. Cecilia finds her place and life in the past. After a disappointing relationship in 1999, she finally finds the love of her life in 1900. As a researching librarian, Cecilia becomes involved in a career-building venture with Mary and George Jones building their genealogy/research library in Lynchburg, VA. Can she return to 2000? ...

A story about a star who gets lost trying to find her best friend, the Moon. She travels all over the galaxy while meeting new friends along the way. Will she ever find her friend? Only time will tell.

First published serially in Gilman's magazine The Forerunner from 1909-1910, What Diantha Did is the story of Diantha Bell, a young woman who leaves her home and her fiancé to start a housecleaning business. A resourceful heroine, Diantha quickly expands her business into an enterprise that includes a maid service, cooked food delivery service, a restaurant, and a hotel.

A detective mystery crime thriller set in London during the early 20th century. On a fateful morning in June 1912, the quiet, ominous streets of London reveal a sinister secret to Mullins, a hardworking sub-editor for the Watchman newspaper. As he finishes a late shift, an encounter with Policeman Etheridge drags him into a chilling murder investigation. The victim is an unidentified man, discovered with a clue that leads Mullins into the depths of a mystery brimming with deceit, scandal, and peril. Determined to uncover the truth, Mullins partners with the named individual on the cryptic ...

In 1998, fiery Eleanor “Els” Gordon thought the new century would find her married to her childhood soul mate, rejuvenating her family’s Scottish Highlands estate, and finally earning a managing director title at her investment bank. Maybe she’d even have the courage to discover why her estranged mother ran home to Italy 30 years earlier.

Through vivid storytelling, Early Bloomers explores the challenges and triumphs faced by high schoolers as they navigated the complexities of love, sexual awakening, identity, and self-discovery in this era of openness and cultural fusion. This novella holds high literary value in shedding light on a rarely explored group of individuals, and it also holds immense social and economic significance as some of them will play a major role in shaping the next generation as leaders.